By Martin Hacthoun, Prensa Latina
New Delhi : The Indian government is trying to reach a consensus over a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the United States, which have been rejected by both left-wing and right-wing parties.
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who will soon travel to the United States, noted that the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is still looking for consensus in the country to carry on with the nuclear deal.
Murkherjee said he expects to meet with party leaders and members of the Parliament left-wing front, which insisted on rejecting the agreement, claiming it threatens the country’s national interests.
The Communist Party of India reiterated Parliament majority´s opinion should haven respected when the deal was discussed in 2007.
The conservative Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition force, also rejected the deal.
BJP lawmaker Kanjibhai Patel told Prensa Latina that the current US-India civilian nuclear deal limits and hinders India in its right to develop nuclear armament since it forbids nuclear tests.
The great controversy centered around the so-called Hyde Act, which make all civil nuclear energy cooperation conditional on not carrying out tests or re-processing used fuel.
Looking for the treatment support, Mukherjee declared in front of the Parliament on Tuesday that the country’s rights and obligations in the civilian nuclear cooperation with US only emerge from the so-called 123 bilateral agreement over which today’s controversial treatment was negotiated.
India has finished civilian cooperation agreements with Russia and France which expects to be relocated and do not impose conditions or restrictions for none parts.